Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAfter him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahFor God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonBe merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesFor he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd they went out, and preached that men should repent.
Mark
GospelsAnd thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
Exodus
Law / MosesTo the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark
Gospels / MarkMasters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
Judges
HistoryAnd David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahYe shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBecause they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
Job
WisdomLest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownPartly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
1 Chronicles
HistoryNow if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielIn the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHis offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: